Image copyright AFP Image caption Plastic waste has a variety of detrimental effects on the environment Life in the seas risks irreparable damage from a rising tide of plastic waste, the UN oceans chief has warned. Lisa Svensson said governments, firms and individual people must act far more quickly to halt plastic pollution. “This is [...]

Image copyright AFP Image caption A woman wears a US flag headscarf as she participates in the #NoMuslimBanEver rally in Los Angeles in October The US Supreme Court has ruled President Donald Trump’s travel ban on six mainly Muslim countries can go into full effect, pending legal challenges. The decision is a boost for Mr [...]

Image copyright Reuters The UK and EU have failed to reach an agreement to move to the next stage of Brexit talks, Theresa May has said. The prime minister said talks would reconvene “before the end of the week” and she was “confident we will conclude this positively”. The talks are understood to have broken [...]